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by msgilligan
1276 days ago
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Guix is also both a package manager and a Linux distro: > You can install GNU Guix on top of an existing GNU/Linux system where it complements the available tools without interference (see Installation), or you can use it as a standalone operating system distribution, Guix System2. https://guix.gnu.org/en/manual/en/html_node/Introduction.htm... |
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I think my point about broader applicability still stands though. Compare the guix [0] and nix [1] homepages. The former mainly sells and operating system (and somewhat mentions a package manager), while the Nix homepage sells a tool, kind of like Docker, with concrete examples: Reproducible builds, trying new tools, declarative developer environments, docker images, cloud images. For a lot of people these are immediate practical use cases, which I think is the reason behind the adoption and hype.
I don't know anything about guix, so I'm not sure what of these you can do with guix, but at least the homepage and manual don't give me the impression that these are the use cases. I don't really need an additional package manger or a new OS, but the Nix use cases speak to me.
[0] https://guix.gnu.org/
[1] https://nixos.org/